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Atkins’ Laurey is a beautiful interpretation of the story’s protagonist, imbued with all the sweetness and doe-eyed charm this Oklahoma farm girl’s character deserves. Amy fills Laurey’s beige gingham farmer’s daughter dress and graces the small stage with pleasant fluidity.- Matt Snider, Cleburne Times Review

Daisy Maxwell in All Hands On Deck

…Atkins is likewise memorable for both her strong, clear voice and the playfully bantering, yet deeply emotive relationship that she and Lokey are able to build between Abigail and John. When watching the two of them, one can immediately understand the attraction and value that Abigail and John felt one another possessed.- Rachel Sampson, The Column

Abigail Adams in 1776 – Granbury Theatre Company

As “Abigail”, Ms. Atkins was a marvelous discovery for me as I have never seen her on stage before. This raven haired beauty has a fabulous set of vocal pipes that turned each of her solos into major musical highlights of the evening. The vibrato of this Soprano was fully supported with just the right breathing technique, allowing the lyrics and musical notes to flow evenly, without sounding choppy or all broken up. She was most impressive in such numbers as “Till Then”; “Yours, Yours, Yours”; and “Compliments”.- John Garcia, The Column

Amy Atkins played Rose Alvarez, Albert’s secretary and love interest. After eight years she has decided it’s time to get her man or else. Atkins had the most sincere, heart-felt ballads in this show and she nailed them with a nice combination of pure, powerful voice, a deepening of each song with her own subtext that revealed Rosie’s longing for Albert, and an acting style that made her a perfect ingénue. Atkins created vulnerability for Rose which was understandable as a woman who wanted her man. Remember, it was the 50’s. But Rose has strength and when Atkins lit into some of her songs, you could feel determination and anguish, especially in her duet with young Kim, What Did I Ever See in Him. Rosie dances a lot, as you might guess from a role originated by Chita Rivera. Atkins danced all songs well, whether in ballroom style with Tillman or other moves. But the highlight was her iconic Spanish dancer during the Shriner Ballet. I don’t know how much was modeled after Rivera’s iconic stage dance, but it was high energy, on the tables, under the tables, all around the tables, in a nifty bit of choreography with the uptight Shriners of Sweet Apple following, avoiding, catching, sometimes missing the energetic dancer. It was colorful, funny, and harkened back to some of the musical movies of the 1940’s which had big, lush, over-the-top dance numbers. It was a bit of an interlude, but fun and funny. “- Charlie Bowles, THE COLUMN